Agricultural Equipment Operator
Employer
2326 170th St
Mahnomen, MN 56557
United States
Job description
We need seasonal employees to assist with our corn, oats, soybeans, alfalfa, and flax crop production season, performing all assigned duties related to growing and maintaining these crops. Responsibilities include preparing fields for planting; attaching farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, and harvesters to tractors using bolts and hand tools; operating tractors, planters, sprayers, seed drills, manure spreaders, combines, irrigation equipment, and other farm machinery; engaging in planting, weeding, spraying, cultivating, and harvesting activities; loading and unloading crops and materials manually or using conveyors, forklifts, transfer augers, or hand trucks; loading hoppers, containers, and conveyors using forklifts, augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks; inspecting, adjusting, and completing routine maintenance and repairs on equipment; inspecting, examining, and diagnosing mechanical and electrical equipment to identify damage, defects, wear, or malfunctions; disassembling, cleaning, fabricating, repairing, or replacing mechanical parts and components using hand tools and machine tools; installing, repairing, and maintaining farm machinery, vehicles, irrigation, plumbing, and sprinkler systems; tuning, overhauling, adjusting, lubricating, cleaning, reassembling, and testing equipment and mechanical or electrical systems to ensure proper operation and optimal performance. The employer, at its sole discretion, may grant pay increases based on factors such as performance, longevity, and/or experience. Employer may also, at its sole discretion, offer performance-based incentive bonuses that are not guaranteed and are determined by the employer.
Special Requirements
Employer will conduct post-hire drug testing at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug-free workplace policy, and failure of a drug test will result in termination. Employer will also conduct post-hire criminal background checks at no cost to the employee and, as permitted by law, will not employ individuals with felony or theft-related criminal convictions in accordance with workplace safety policies and company hiring practices. The job requires a valid regular drivers license and a minimum of three months of relevant experience. Must be able to lift 50 lbs.